Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-16
THE SECOND DAY.
A LARGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE AT THE
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
Last Evening-Ths Donations Still Pouring In and
Many Sales Being Maidstone Inter
eSting Notes Of the Affair.

The second night of the lair and indus
trial exhibition opened last night
under far more favorable circum-
stances than on the first night and people
began to flock to the rink at an early hour,
until by 8 O'Clock the large hall was well
filled with an eager, pushing crowd OF
sight-seers, many of whom became pur-
chasers before they left. The gas was fixed
Yesterday, and was somewhat better, still
it was not rs brilliant a. it should be to
show off the various displays to good ad-
vantage. Many additions were made to
the displays in the different booths yester-
day, especially in the glassworkers, who
undoubtedly have the largest and hand
soonest exhibit in the building.
The attendance will no doubt increase
steadily each night until the close and no
one should fail to attend and make what
purchases they need.
NOTES.
Look out for a big crowd this evening.
The display of steel draws large crowds
of interested visitors.
Several loaves of bread have been sent in
in competition for the prizes to be given.
On account of the scarcity of gas Pros
perity Assembly could not have their gas
jet sign lighted last evening.
Mrs. John Rhodes and Mrs. VIM. Young
donated four fancy prints of butter to
Prosperity Assembly, Yesterday.
The supper table did a good business
last evening and got mp a good meal, so If
you are hungry do not fail to call and see
the ladies in charge.
Mrs. Louis Roth is the energetic man
ager of Local Union No. 9s display, and
she has worked hard and gotten her eX-
hibits arranged in a handsome manner.
In Trades Assembly booth the printers
have a lot of ''pi" in a glass jar and the
person who gueSSes the nearest number OF
type for five cents a chance gets one dollar.
Block Bros. donated thirty pounds of
their famous Mail Pouch tobacco TO the
tobacco workers, which donation was
omitted by mistake yesterday.
The Jubilee singers were not present last
tNCuluS vi SOllt SN'uu " my VIZ
surely he on hand this evening and sing n
number of their plantation melodies.
A fine Domestic sewing machine is being
ratified off by the ladies in Typographical
booth and they are selling rapidly. This
is an excellent chance to get a machine
cheap.
Two printers stands have been placed
-, A. T,,l,, 1,,onlI, hn,.b ,,l I,st ava
ming MesSrs. Thomas Sherratt and Thos.
ID. EOtf gave an exhibition of type setting.
This is a very interesting feature.
s. |. Buffers has donated II handsome
crayOn picture to the Trades Assembly.
They also received a barrel of glassware
from Pittsburg yesterday, six pieces of
terra Gotta ware from New Cumberland,
and two boxes of fine cigars from Werners-
vile, Pa.
BY mistake the name fOnc the ladies in
charge of the glass workers booth was mis-
printed in yesterday mornings issue. In.
stead of Mrs. Martha Clark it should have
been M,s. Martin Clark. Miss Mollie Cox
is also an assistant in this booth in addi-
ton to the names already published.
Miss Mary Miller is in charge of the
booth of Prosperity Assembly, and she has
been one of the hardest workers for the
success of the fair. At her stand is "a fine
exhibit of all sorts of fancy articles, soaps,
etc, etc. This booth was presented with
a lot of lemons and a barrel of popcorn yes.
terday, besides a number of other articles.
Among the additional donations received
at the glassworkers booth yesterday were a
handsome decorated water set by Dick
Walters of Hobbs, Brockunier d Co. 3;
pix ware wine set by Andrew WEIGH;
large doll by NJ. j. Finley; doll Charles
Morningstar; handsome cake by Chris
FlotO; decorated vases, Hobbs, B%rockunier
x Co.
A base ball bat composed of vari-colored
glass is on exhibition at the ~glasSwOrkcrs
stand, which was made by an old and
lately deceased glassworkcr of the North
End, who wa well known in Wheeling.
1t WAS made twenty-Onc years ago at the
old Sweeney Glass Works, and has been in
possession OF Mr.. Martin Clark ever since.
IL was sold almost rs soon US il was placed
on exhibition